I'm very picky when it comes to coffee. I will not drink coffee without creamer in it. In fact, I didn't start drinking coffee drinks until my late high school years. Usually, I will just drink one cup of coffee a day after I wake up, but occasionally I'll get a coffee beverage somewhere during the day. As long as I've worked at my 7-11 gas station, I've never tried their coffee. I know a lot of people love the 7-11 coffee, but that's how picky I am about coffee. I thought I'd rank coffee places that I've been to. I'm sure I'll be forgetting some places, but that's okay.
6) I know a lot of people really love Dunkin's coffee, but I'm not a big fan. Therefore it's dead last in my rankings. I really like their donuts, but I don't like their coffee.
5) One summer my birth mom, brother Jeff, baby nephew Jarvis, Jarvis' mom Bev, and I traveled from Belize to Antigua, Guatemala. We ate breakfast at the same place there every morning and we all had the Guatemalan coffee every morning. Even though it's second to last, it's the experience that I really like about that coffee place. Fun fact: It's Antigua where we climbed a volcano and roasted marshmallows over the live lava.
4) Seattle's Best Coffee is the next spot in my rankings. Although "Best" is in the name, I don't think it deserves the best ranking. They do have really good coffee drinks though. I also really like that the place comes from the state that I'm originally from.
3) I went to Greenville, South Carolina for a week on a leaders mission trip and we visited 2 different coffee shops while we were there. The spot that we went to almost everyday while we were there, Moxie Java, makes it to this spot in my rankings. It was a nice spot for us to meet up in the morning to start our day.
2) When we visited downtown Greenville, we went to Coffee Underground and that place deserves second place in my rankings. We only went there once, but just as the name suggests it was underground and it was really cool. Fun fact: in downtown Greenville they have a beautiful waterfall that we got to see at Falls Park called Reedy River Falls.
1) In 1st place, I put Starbucks. That's right, I put Dunkin' dead last and Starbucks first. Fun fact: the cup of coffee that I have each day when I wake up is actually Starbucks coffee because my dad works at a Starbucks and gets to take home coffee beans. Starbucks has a special place in my heart because it originates in Seattle by the Pike Place Market. I've actually been to the original Starbucks location more than once. When I was in grade school, I would wake up on Saturday mornings to go to Starbucks with my dad & we would hang out sitting at an outside table with our beverages for a little while. My college, FGCU, has a Starbucks on campus that I used to do a lot of studying and homework at with a beverage. When my dad and I used to visit my grandparents who lived in West Seattle, we would wake up early each morning while it was still dark and walk a few blocks or so to the Starbucks at the corner. My favorite Starbucks moment ever actually took place at this Starbucks in West Seattle. The Starbucks has a huge window that faces out into the street and we would sit in these cushioned seats that faced the window and read our books for a half an hour or so. Well one morning, snow started falling while it was dark out and it was so beautiful watching the snow fall in the darkness through the big window. Besides the origin and nice memories, I also really like the coffee drinks and Frappuccino drinks at Starbucks. I usually get the seasonal drinks and limited time flavors. Starbucks even has secret menu drinks like the Chewbacca Frappuccino, which I've definitely tried.
(I think that was a Peppermint Mocha)
(the Chewbacca Frappuccino)
I hope you enjoyed my blog about coffee. Maybe you'll be in the mood for coffee after reading this. So until my next blog, I hope you have beautiful days ahead of you.
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